Headquarters House (Boston)
William H. Prescott House | |
Of the two units depicted here, the Prescott House is the one on the left. | |
| Location | 55 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°21′23.6″N 71°4′5.7″W / 42.356556°N 71.068250°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1808 |
| Architect | Benjamin, Asher |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| Website | William Hickling Prescott House |
| Part of | Beacon Hill Historic District (ID66000130) |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000765 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHL | December 29, 1964 |
| Designated NHLDCP | October 15, 1966 |
William Hickling Prescott House, also known as the Headquarters House, is an historic house museum located at 55 Beacon Street on Beacon Hill in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the western portion of a double townhouse at 54–55 Beacon Street. The townhouse, built in 1808 to a design by Asher Benjamin, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964 for its association with William Hickling Prescott (1796–1859), one of the nation's first historians. The house is now a museum operated by the Massachusetts chapter of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, which purchased it for its headquarters in 1944.